Romantism 12 Vocab

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Albatross
Something that causes persistent deep concern or anxiety and impedes action or progress
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Aver
Declare with confidence
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Expiate
Make amends or atone for some guilt or sin
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Forlorn
Hopeless, despairing, or in poor condition
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Gallant
Brave, heroic, or chivalrous
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Garner
A storehouse or supply of anything, especially grain
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Gaudy
Excessively showy in a tasteless way
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Glean
Gather information or discover something slowly and laboriously, bit by bit
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Heath
A tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs
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Hoary
Gray or white with age; tedious with familiarity, stale
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Invocate
Call, pray, or petition earnestly for support; to bring about or cause
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Jocund
Cheerful and lighthearted; suggestive of high spirits
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Lea
An open area of grassy land used for hay or grazing
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Mariner
A person who navigates or assists in navigating a ship
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Shrieve
To administer the sacrament of reconciliation to; to free from guilt
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Sordid
Morally vile and ignoble
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Sprightly
Animated or lively
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Swound
To enter a state of hysterical rapture or ecstasy; to lose consciousness
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Teem
Be full of or swarming with
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Visage
A person's face with reference to the shape, features, and expression
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